Dunlop Uni-Vibe

Pretty easy to get sounds with...I mainly use it at the same intensity and adjust the speed (slow for hendrix fast for a trem/chorus sound).

Using it with an Elmwood Modena90 amp. The sound quality is good - it gets me close to SRV, Hendrix etc.

Its a little noisey but barable. For the price it should be true bypass...its a simple unit and dunlop dont even spend any money on the box.

A lot of people have talked about problems with this pedal however mine is still working fine after a year...I dont take it to gigs though because its not a big part of my sound...I generally use it at home. Knowing other people's experience does make me wary of using this pedal live though. Im using a dunlop power brick for current.

Never dealt with them.

I play a range of styles and this pedal generally encourages you to play Hendrixy/SRV blues...It also sounds good with distortion ala Joe Satriani (think Chickenfoot).

I dont really love or hate this pedal...its something I bought to have the univibe sound and this does it well. I dont know how it compares to the original uni-vibe's of the late 60'd/70's but it sounds fairly decent. I guess the best thing is its very expressive. Almost every time I use it I go into 'machine gun' by default!

When it's working, it's fairly easy to use. I haven't bothered with the pedal for it because it started malfunctioning after a couple months of live use. To use, it's fairly 'straight up', nothing tricky if you've ever used floor units before. Getting the 'wet' volume to match up with the 'dry' volume is about the biggest issue and just requires some live play with the rest of the band to see how bad it's gonna 'cut' when you hit it.

When it's working, it's pretty close to the original and the rotating speaker effect is phenominal...when its WARM (get to this in a second). Ive heard alot of reviews that said the bottom drops out, when engaged but I think it's how you run your tone to begin with. No problem in THAT department!

Now we've come to THIS part! As you may have noticed, there's a common thread to my opinions, 'when it works'! The reason for that is the reliability factor for this piece of junk is downright awful! No, I'm not gear stupid but is there actually, a little rotating speaker in this little box (I know better!), that refuses to move or slows down or take the sweep away when it's cold? This testy little cuss wants to forecast the weather outside for me and I dont want it! If your playing a gig where your gear has been in a car or truck and plug this sucker in and expect it to directly work, forget it! I'm deciding on a backup as we speak because I count on that tone for any Trower, Hendrix or Bad Company and it's decided last minute if any of their music will be included in the set, by if this damned thing works! I dont wanna take a chance on a backup because this one was brand new and it was garbage (it was obviously bought in the summertime, WHEN IT WORKED!). No thanks!

Haven't dealt with them yet and cosidering my warrenty (if I sent it in?) is still valid. That's why I was reading the other reviews on here and they dont look to favorable for 'customer support'. Might just chalk it up as a loss and dont get fooled again!

Most of the Jim Dunlop 're-issue' stuff is 'iffy' at best. It was bought for me as a 'much appreciated' gift, so I dont stew about it much, but it sure would be nice to rely on it, when needed. I wouldn't put it on a fixed pedal board, because you might discover that you and your fixed pedal board have a new, really close relationship that you didn't need. The Wah-Wah reissues get about the same reviews from me. Just something else to tear your hair out over and not worth the hassle!

use a stereo cable to the exp control

the controls are touchy and it goes from too little too much in less then a 1/16th of a turn.

once it's too much it is muddy and destroys the attack ...esspecially on strats and teles.....if you play with a lp you won't notice as much.

muddy...squishy.....darks the tone of a strat unless you keep it VERY light intensity.


its just a chorus pedal to me.....

i think i need to hunt down a real univibe and go into hock to buy one.

On the surface...its a stomp box...HOW could you fail to understand:
in here.....out there....step on it....LOok SoUnD comes out...Weeee

but there is Lots of room for error
....requires fine touch to find JUST the right speed and Intensity.

And you'll need to know how to effect loop it in to avoid the tone sap that some of our better hearing people have mentioned before.

.....it can be a pain to keep fussing with loops inside loops inside your loop....yes, I have 5 A/B's figure THAT out.

Dear Dunlop:
How many A/B boxes are too many? I mean REALLY.

If you buy any Dunlop Pedal Product
...then Buy two A/B boxes at the same time
....one in front and one behind it in A&B mode....yuk!

Knobs are too small to grab with toes....(ewwww TOE CHEESE!!!)
....Electro Harmonix has everyone WHIPPED on that one feature.

sorry...the Pulsar can't do Leslie Sim.

Waiting for that day when ElecroHarmonix launches their Leslie Sim...

IF you use the Bridge Position Pickup in your PRS,
or LP CUSTOMS CRANKED thorugh RAT'S or MUFFs
and THEN run them into the DISTORTION channel
on your MAZE-A-BOOGIE cranked to Spinal Tap's 11
PLEASE....please, just stop reading hear...it's a waste of your time.

On the other hand, if you are like me...and HAVE 60's strats,
a couple of Good LP's and USA Gretches, a few Fender Relics
and some old hand wound Tele pickups in a 52' blonde
....and you run them through Pre-CBS Blackfaces,
Bassmans, and vibrochamps and Vibroluxs
If you Ever saw Les Paul Play live and was SHOCKED how he got his Solid Body to sound SO SO close to your L7's acoustic tone....
Well then....you will be more likely to agree with me.



The UniVibe is Muddy...even when in standby
......MORE so if you click "vintage" which essentially
IS a Low Pass Filter...only god knows why.

the effect is obscured sounding....I don't know how else to say it.

It isn't Pronounced clearly
...is doesn't sound the way a Leslie sounds.
LARGELY because the Leslie ACTALLY reverberates off a different wall every few seconds...and your ears pick up on that FAR more then the dopler effect at the point of origin.....if your on stage all that is gone...but LESLIE'S were INTENDED for the INSIDE OF CHURCHES...not outdoor festival stages.

...it sounds somewhat like the BAD recordings of Jimi Hendrix Live

as though recorded through crappy mics in a single position
run to a substandard portable tape machine of the 1960's hazy
and a little fuzzy with the tape rot.

To Sum up:
maybe I'm just too much of a nit pick.....if you spend more then 10 minutes picking out a MIC to record on....spend another 300-500 and BUY THE LESLIE. if you are on stage....the UniVibe will do.

Don't know yet....Just got this one used....I'll tell you in a couple of years.

They answer my questions....but their answers are always the same..."well, yes, that IS the way it is.....no we don't intend to do anything about it. Thanks for giving us your money"

Dunlop makes their bucks on pics and straps....and name endorsements for MXR's which really are their better line.

They have yet to impress me.....but then again I'm impossible to impress...I'm completely full of myself.

Welll....This is WAY better then that hissy box of line noise they
call the "RotoVibe"


BUT!

When I plug in the expression pedal (to the UniVibe)
it intentionally disables the bypass!

so WHY ...please tell me WHY
THE BYPASS IS THE #1 MOST VALUABLE PART of ANY pedal
its what separates the overpriced middle range stomp
from the Pro-Utilitarian equipment staples

....the Bypass! ...it just SEEMS SO OBVIOUS TO ME!

Sometimes ALL a pedal has to do right is the ByPass and everything else is often forgivable....

Is the disabling a throwback to emulate the original design?

EVEN IF the original worked that way too,
Why not FIX that mistake in the more recent incarnation?

If you put an ON/OFF for the "vintage"
tone...Effectively FIXING the darker Tone effect of
the original.....well....HOW is this any different? except that
the Bypass is essentially more useful....then a button that makes my strat sound like a LP jr.

"I'm jus' sayin'..."

This ia a new Dunlop UV-1 Uni-Vibe, and it is a snap to use. Speed, Volume and Intensity knobs, a footswitch that engages the effect, a footswitch that toggles between Chorus and Vibrato, and an in/out button that turns the Vintage mode on or off. There is also an input for the optional foot controller (which I don't use or own).

I think this unit sounds great. I also have a Fulltone Deja-Vibe, and the Uni-vibe outshines the Deja Vibe imho. The UV has a more lush, more alive and complex sound than the Deja, which has a weaker and dryer overall sound. The UV-1 doesn't drop your volume like the Deja does, even with the volume dimed. I use my Uni-Vibe in the non-vintage mode, mostly in the Chorus mode. My chain is Bud Wah, Keeley Comp, Uni-Vibe, LovePedal Eternity, Dano PB&J, Zvex Super Duper. I use a Fender Strat into a Fender Concert II amp. The order in which you place the Uni-Vibe greatly affects the sound, and this setup works best for me.
I also can get a fairly convincing and useable sound in the Vibrato mode with some careful tweaking, but too much on the Intensity knob will quickly land you in seasick territory. In Vibrato mode, a little goes a long way.

It looks sturdy as a tank, but only time will tell. I will say that I own a Dunlop-made MXR EVH Phaser, and the AC jack on that pedal crapped out after a few weeks.

This thing fits my rig to a T. I find no signal loss, no hum, just a beautiful, lush, dimensional swirl that instantly evokes the classic Vibe sounds of Hendrix and Trower (I know everybody says that, but it's true!) It's earned a permanaent slot on my board.

Easy enough to use. In & out , two footswitches and a few knobs. No problem getting a Uni-vibe effect .........

I have tried several of these units to make sure that I did't have a defective one. I also tried different amps and different guitars. Bottom line is this - it is not only a tone-sucker in bypass mode, but also in effect mode. Also in bypass mode, switching the Vibrato switch on and off changes the guitars tone - while the effect is in bypass ! Compared to what Roger Mayer and Fulltone offers, the Dunlop Uni-Vibe sounds like crap. Not sure why everybody seems to like this unit.

Really nice stainless steel enclosure. I would not depend on this unit because the in and out jacks, the switches and potentiometers are all circuit board mounted, which has proven to be a major no-no for stomp boxes. The other major no-no of course is the internal pin connectors on the circuit board. In all fairness, this unit could probably take a lot of abuse, but I would never put faith into something constructed like this. The stainless steel enclosure is realy nice though.

I have only dealt with people from the sales department, fast email responses, but the communications had nothing to do with this effect box.

The stainless steel enclosure is really nice. The insides are put together exactly the way an effect box SHOULD NOT be constructed. Other than the stainless steel box, I should mention that it is kind of cool that Dunlop has the right to use the "Uni-Vibe" name.

This effect is all hype and marketing. If you don't notice the tone sucking problem in bypass mode, then I am sure you will love this effect just because of the name. Dunlop may have bought up all of the good names over the years ( Fuzz-Face, Uni-Vibe, MXR ) to sell their units, but that can not make up for inferior products.

Easy to use. How hard is it to figure out three knobs and two buttons? There was a third button added once when I sent the pedal in to be fixed. I think it is a vintage switch.

I have used this through a Peavey Classic 50 and a Fender Hot Rod DeVille and has sounded fine with both setups. It can get a bit noisy when used with alot of gain. Anyone looking for that Robin Trower sound, this might just be the thing for ya!

Had trouble with one of the switches and the power supply went bad once, but it's still cool.

These people were great with both issues I had with the Uni-Vibe. They even did the upgraded vintage switch once when the unit was in for repair at no extra cost, although I can't really tell much difference between the vintage and normal setting.

I've been playing blues, rock and everything in between for about 30 years.

In the past I've used this effect with the Ibanez TS-9 and Dunlop Cry Baby which seem to work well together.

I bought this pedal to get a rotating speaker effect. It comes very close. To me it is a very cool chorus and at times I have been able to get a organ effect when playing with bands that had no keys. I have found it to useful when playing rythym and back ground guitars as well as the lead work of Robin Trower and switched to the flanger side, Pat Travers, etc.

The Uni-Vibe may not be the most cost effective, but I still think it's Phat!!! If ya know what I mean!

It's pretty simple, once you figure out what color led is chorus ad which color is vibrato. Took a sec to dial in the right tone with the knobs. Very easy to use.

It sounds great. I gives just the hendrix-y sound that i bought it for, plus it sounds killer with a ds-1 in front of it. I use a jeff beck sig strat into a ds-1 into a Wylde Wah into it into my fender showman. It responds really well to the front(neck) pickup and i love the way that it sounds with the wah.

When i first got it, the previous owner had TRASHED the power supply, so the actual chorus didn't quite work right. Fortunatley, when i turned it on, it only fattened my tone.
But, since the power supply was trashed enough for the effect not to work, i am forced to wonder how reliable it will be.

GREAT service. I ordered a new power supply for it, and it came to my doorstep about 10 days later. I was very pleased with it and i am glad that i have several dunlop effects because i feel that i can rely upon their cutomer support.

I play blues, funk, rock, metal, jazz and everything in between.
I've been playing for a few years and i own a '91 Jeff Beck Strat, a Boss DS-1, a Boss graphic EQ, a Boss tuner, a dunlop Wylde Wah, of course the Uni-Vibe, a dunlop arbiter fuzz face reissue, and a '64 fender blackface showman head.
I would most definatley replace it if it were stolen. I might even buck-up for a new one as opposed to the used on that i bought.
I want to get the expression pedal for it, just so that it would be easier to control.
I highly recommend this pedal to those in persuit of killer tone.

Only 3 knobs to worry about - volume, speed and intensity - plus the chorus/vibrato switch and the on off switch. I am not interested in the vibrato. I bought it for the "chorus" which is actually a phaser, of sorts. I bought it for the usual Hendrix, Gilmour, Trower thing which. It took me about 30 minutes to appreciate the versatility of this pedal - it's not just a case of wacking the intensity up to max. Playing with position in signal chain and intensity / speed in combo with diferrent distortion device settings nails some great and some pants sounds. There are a couple of subjective sweet spots though.

I have a USA series strat, Ibanez JS100, Orange AD15 class A valve combo, Boss equaliser, V-Wah, chorus, digital delay, super overdrive, noise gate, tuner, digital reverb, Ibanez tube screamer, Pete Cornish ss2/P2 duplex (giggle!!) and everything is mains powered always by one mains point to bring mains hum under control.

I shouldnt need to describe the sound.. it's a great sound which makes me giggle its that evocative.

There are some nice sounds with the intensity backed off. Wack it to 10 with aclean sound set up and you can get Gilmour's intro chords to Breathe very, very easily. Much better than any phaser I've tried, probably cos the Univibe has a unique asymetrical and very interesting sweep. The sweep is part of the deal. The Boss V-Wah "Univ" setting is pants compared with the real thing. The sweep is completey different. The Univibe seems less repetititive and a little unpredictable. Complex is perhaps the best word.

Yeah it sucks some tone... but I can live with that and the GE7 helps me tweak.

And if you want cod Hendrix or Trower it's there but because the tone with my set up can get so close to Jimi's it makes my Hendrix imitations actually sound worse! Exposing every flaw. Like buying a stradivarius wont make you sound like stefan grapelli or buying a Fireblade wont make you Barry Sheene or whoever. It aint gonna happen. But it will give you an edge over someone with a ?5 pawn shop violin and a moped. And you can dream.

Only had it 2 days.... nice Ebay purchase. Some great pedals on there! Bidded for 3 Dejavibes and lost out each time so I settled for the Dunlop Univibe.

No idea

A great addition to my peddleboard. Only need a compresor and a decent flanger and I've got every base covered. There is something special about this pedal - look at the heritage. I am approaching 50 years of age and I've heard the analogue v digital, tube v transitor, tube v digital modelling debates since they started. I like to blend old and new - but valves in the amp DO sound best, Strat at the other end and a mix of old and new effects in between. This with my playing style gives me "my" unique sound. Maybe I am a boring old fart but some of the old pedals have a special charm, probably because they have become iconic. The Univibe is one such pedal. Highly recommended blast from the past.

Volume, Intensity, and Speed. It was very easy for me to get all the calssic tones you would expect from a Uni-Vibe. The Vintage/Modern switch on the back is a nice touch and does cahnge the sound some. I like both settings equally but find myself using the Modern more. the Vintage setting is a little grittier(which sounds great)and has a touch less low end to my ears.

I like it better than my buddy's Deja-Vibe. True Bypass would be nice but it doesn't seem to color the sound when bypassed very much at all. I think this pedal sounds more like the vintage Uni-Vibes and sounds on those old Trower and Hendrix recordings than any other vibe clones I've heard. It's nice and deep and swooshy, but not muddy like the Deja's can get. It's also somewhat better than the Micro Vibe I used before getting the Uni-Vibe. Best value if you want the "real" sound.

I've heard bad things about some of the early ones, but no one I know has had any problems with their Uni-Vibes. Mine has been used a bit before I got it and you can tell. It's case is bent up a little and there are some scratches etc. Still works fine though. I expect it will work fine for years like the ones my friends own.

I've emailed asking question about several Dunlop products. Rotovibe, Wahs etc. I have always received a reasonably fsat response from them.

I love this Uni-Vibe. I woud be very sad and angry if it were ever lost or stolen. I would have to break down and buy another Dunlop Uni-Vibe. Bottom line is that the boutique vibe-clones are not worth the extra cash when this delivers the goods and looks really cool as well. True Bypass is also nice on some pedals, but doesn't matter as much as it's made out to. I use this in front of all True Bypass oedals and it's buffered output helps drive the signal through all those switches on the TB pedals I use. If youve a lot of pedals, true bypass ones will work better if you have a good quality buffered pedal in front of the chain anyway. That's been my personal experience anyway.

Three knobs, as easy as they come...

With my rig, I definitely notice the Uni sucking the life out of my tone. I have the volume set at full--all the time. I've had it for two years. The sound does not--in my opinion--sound too much like an authentic Leslie, but it is still on my pedal board (with TS9, vox 847, mini bi-comp, Boss DD-3 and more). It does just enough to keep itself there. Does not blow me away by any stretch. If you're in the market for one, save an extra chunk of cash and get a true bypass unit...check for a boutique or analogman's vibe. If I had $300 laying around, I'd get rid of this one in a heart beat and upgrade.

big, heavy, metal...I think it's solid. Would gig w/o backup and if it died, I wouldn't be heart broken

Never dealt

Playing a range of stuff from the 60's to present day, I stomp on this effect every 3rd song or so in a set, maybe less. Depends. If you're looking for Hendrix, Trower, et al...this gives you a tiny flavor, but it's not the real deal. Granted most of their distinctive tone attributes came from their right/left hands respectively, so don't think this (or any pedal combo really) will give you an identical sound. Basically this is a "close, but no cigar" effect---yet I still use it. Plus it's big/heavy on the pedal board.

ESP Eclipse (med output stock humbuckers)->Various pedals->Uni-vibe->noise gate->mesa dual rectifier (6L6 tubes) 4x12 recto cab.... The uni-vibe vibrato sound is thick and the chorus sounds pulsy and i dunno bubbley-phasy? thick sound with round highs. I wouldn't call it a chorus. It's definatly a different sound i was expecting. I got it from Zzounds.com, knowing i could send it back if not satisfied. I actually like the sound character. It sounds much more pronounced if your using a compressor unit before it (as most effects do.) when the effect is bypassed you can hear the thick background hiss (quite loud with higher gain settings). but a noise gate hides it, and cleans it up real nice. Many claim that it 'sucks your tone'. for me the negative effects on tone is not that noticable. >i would definately recommend using a noise gate with this unit. or get a effects bypass unit to completely remove the effect from the signal path when not in use. i give it an 8. only because of the hiss.

seems fine

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I think this is a great effect, the tonal characteristics are interesting. as with any effect, you should really try it out first at a store. (that was not available to me). I put rubber knob covers over the rate and intensity knobs ( the ones that come with MXR effects) so i could turn the knobs with my foot for kind of a real time control. I think this is a cool sounding effect, if you can get the noise under control when it is bypassed. I use it in clean, overdiven, and super high gain channels and i get a nice weird wobbly sound with the vibrato and thick pulsating sound with the chorus. i don't know if it really sounds like a leslie.... but this unit is a suprise/mistake that i was very pleased with.

This pedal is fairly easy to use...two buttons, the on/off switch and one that switches between the Leslie effect and vibrato. Three knobs: speed, intensity, and volume. By adjusting the intensity and speed to your desired levels, you can go from that slow "phasey" Hendrix like sound all the way to chorusy organ sounds and everything in between. All in all, after playing with it for a bit, you should be able to figure out how to get the sound you want.

I have a plethora of axes, but currently the one I've been using the most lately is my Epiphone Dot with Bigsby through Vox amps (AC30 or Pathfinder). The pedal is not noisy at all and gives me any sound I want from it, from that thick Hendrix sound to the faster, almost organ-sounding warble. The effect itself is nice and strong as long as the volume knob on it is pegged, as I've found. My one gripe with this pedal is that it tends to muddy the middle frequencies if you add too much distortion, but with just the right amount coupled with this...wow. By the way, the vibrato feature on this is decent, but why the hell would you use that? That's not why I bought the pedal and probably why you reading this didn't buy it (or are planning on buying it for).

Well, I bought this used and it does have one little glitch...the switch seems to be loose, so occasionally I'll step on it to turn it on and nothing will happen. Whacking it on the floor once or twice will fix that usually. I bought it as is for considerably less than they usually go for, so I can't complain too much. Otherwise, it's a tank...just look at it!

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I play music that's an amalgam of Hendrix/Who/Zeppelin/Cream and Suede/Blur/Beatles. I've been playing for 15 years and own other pedals, but this one is a mainstay of my pedal set-up. I love the sound, esepcially the richness and depth of it. Another great feature I forgot to mention was the separate speed-control foot pedal...you have to buy it separatly but it's well worth the money so you don't have to reach down to adjust the speed. All in all, an awesome pedal for the price and about as close as you'll get to Jimi's Uni-Vibe sound without shelling out hard-earned cash (and time!) hunting down a vintage one.

Pretty easy to use

Hendrix used this device - but.......there is nothing here that cannot be achieved using a decent Phaser....i have a Boss PH3 and all i have to do is find a low modulating setting and of course play around with the rate....it achieves an identical sound.

Its not a good emulation of the leslie sound.....try the danelectro rocky road and you will be much much closer to the rotating speaker sound. you really dont have to shed the money out on this

seems sturdy

dunno

you could try this and like the sound enough to buy it.....but trust me....if you want a better rotary speaker emulation try the danelectro rocky road....needs a mod but it will be much cheaper and sounds much closer to the real thing.

If you want this exact sound (ie the sound the univibe produces...hendrix on start spangled banner) get the Boss PH-3 (phase shifter) - it can manpulate you signal in exactly the same way as this and hosts many other features...hence better value for your money.

In itself this is a good unit.....but ultimatly its over priced and has limited strength in a very competitive market.

pretty straight forward-3 knobs and 2 switches. You really don't need a manual.

15 year old clapton CS strat ( but I tossed the awful lace sensors and put in an amazing set of 70s Tokai PUs) >>> Carl Martin compressor >>>> old budda phatman with Raytheons >>>> univibe >>>> Ibanez AD99 analog delay >>> Bad Cat cub II. I have always liked the basic combination of good low output strat PUs and a classA EL84 so I don't use effects other than delay. But like all crazy tone freaks I have sought out just the right "vibe - trem - leslie - magnatone" effect to lay down a little shimmer behind that good tone. For years I thought a 'vibe' pedal was the answer and I've tried 3 - dunlop/fulltone/voodoo micro vibe. I was looking up the wrong tree. All these vibes took away the chime of my tone. The Dunlop was no different.

seemed very solid.

don't know

I have played 40 years - now in an R+B / poprock cover thing. - gig 1-2 times monthly. About a year ago I got smart and picked up a high end tremelo pedal - mine is made by Monster Effects - not too well known. This gave me the shimmer and doesn't take away my strat chime. I learned how to use just subtle amounts of effect and it really does what no vibes can do ESPECIALLY live. I sold my Dunlop and the other vibes and never looked back.

This is a classic effect. The uni-vibe was the only pedal I've seen that had the foot controller for the speed of the effect. I'm sure you can get it custom done for other effects. The effect is mostly pretty easy, one button selects if the effect is engaged, the other selects the type of modulation : vibrato and chorus. The is a button for "vintage" and "non vintage" that seems a little bit of a EQ difference , vintage is just like the old ones , and the other seems like the high end is clipped a little bit. You also have to have a STEREO, or a tip, ring and sleeve tip for the activation of the foot pedal. If you hook a mono tip 1/4" to the effect it will not work. The manual is specific on this , also how the effects function.

I think the effect sounds great. It might not be as clean as a Boss digital delay; but this effects is the classic sounds of the late sixties with hendrix and others. The end of "gypsy eyes" from the electric ladyland can be replicated with the foot controller uni-vibe. The volume of the signal in the chain comes down a little bit, but not much enough to discard the effect. I don't know any effects that are exactly going to perform with out altering the signal somewhat, it's all an approximation. The chorus sounds are nice classic as if you can hear the bulb inside gleeming with different colors, and the tremelo effect is great , especially when playing "willie and handjive" sounds accurate , it doesn 't modulate the pitch like the chorus, no "de-tuning per se. This is one of the best effects for psychedelic music becuase the foot controller allows you to control the oscillation of the effect, really trippy if done right, really cool with feedback. Like with any modulation effect sometimes distortion sounds to aggresvie; but this does have a nice sound ; however, it's not going to sound like the Roland Jazz chorus with the chorus selected. This isn't like the clean 80's chorus , like the Boss , Ibanez and others. It's not designed with stereo in mind, it's supposed to simulate a actual leslie speaker that deals with actual moving parts in the leslie, a leslie litterally spins the horns on it's axis. The reason the effect is so expensive is that this uses a small bulb to spin inside and create the effect. The uni-vibe works and sounds better after it's been on for about 10 min. So , I wouldn't be banging this effect around alot, I would keep in a pedal board case , or some kind of protection from shock. I've never had a problem, but the design isn't a chip and PC board like othe foot pedals. Basically , you need to check one of these out before the purchase, this isn't a effect that sounds like something else. I know there are pedals that say they can replicate the sound of the uni-vibe , but trust me they don't and can't.

Nice metal housing, nice metal knobs , buttons and switches. This isn't cheap metal housing , it's nice stainless steel , it appears to me, I've had mine since 1997 and never had a problem with the effect pedal. I did have a problem with the foot controller being to sensative, it kept on engagin with the slightest amount of stage sound; I would have to keep my foot on the back of the pedal to keep the pedal from switching the effect to "on". I called Dunlop and I've had great relationship with them ever since; I wish I had all Dunlop/MXR effects; maybe some day I will!

Dunlop is a great company, they will answer your questions and address your concerns. They handled a problem with a effect very professionally , so that made me believe in their products and philosophy of effects. I had since become a "artist in residence" with thier company with the hopes of being recognized by the company. I would endorse thier products; great company; great products! Very High quality stuff that's worth the price!

Great stuff, I really believe in analog effects for guitar. I'm not a fan of modeling and digital effects from a mixer or the like. Dunlop makes really nice effects , well built; and sound exceptional.

I am a professional musician in good standing with the AFM (11-637)

Plug and go! No manual needed

The chorus/rotary is very good BUT the tremelo is no tremelo! Shame really...

Up to now I have no issues.

Great Hendrix sounds but there is a loss in sound quality, the bypass is not a 100 % hardware bypass so there is a loss there too and is is noisy with a hi-gain amp. I have a Peavey 5150 and it overloads my noisegate... facit : I have to unplug it when the song does not need it or else it sucks tone - I am now even considering buying a a/b switch to select it when I need it.

Three knobs and two switches. If you can figure out a guitar fretboard, you can definitely figure this thing out. 10 for ease of use.

Sounds fantastic. Really hypnotic and fun to play with. Very warm tone. If you have come to know the analog vs. digital thing, you'll be able to put your finger on this one. Definitely analog tone. Good stuff.

Another guy posted that this thing sucks tone, well, I found this FAQ on the Dunlop site which describes the use of the Vintage Switch, which sounds suspiciously like the tone that guy claims was being sucked...

Uni-Vibe Vintage Switch

The Vintage Switch sets the Uni-Vibe's input to either "High" impedance or to the Original 60's Uni-Vibe's "Low" impedance. The choice between "High" and "Low" will offer two different sounds when a guitar with non-buffered magentic pickups is connected directly to the Uni-Vibe's input jack by stereo cable.



HIGH - (button in the out position) The "High" impedance setting preserves the full range of the guitar's output frequencies, letting through the crispness of the high frequencies, which is known as the "Unloaded Sound"



LOW - (button in the in position) The opposite is true in the "Low" impedance setting, which creates the "Loaded Down Sound" This setting causes a high frequency roll off, which is dependent on the type of pickups in the guitar being used. This made each guitar have its own, what was termed, "warm" sound. This was one of the simple, yet magical elements of the Original '60's Uni-Vibe. Although the "warm" sound was a wanted character, when the Uni-Vibe effect was active, you could not get the full sound of the guitar when the Original Uni-Vibe effect was turned off. The Jim Dunlop 90's Uni-Vibe takes care of that problem, by automatically changing the Input to High impedance when the Uni-Vibe is bypassed, allowing both the original warm effect and the unloaded bypass sound.

Have only had it a couple days and no problems. But having read all the bad experiences reported here, I'm going to get Guitar Center's Performance Guarantee for this one. It's too expensive to be stuck out of luck if it does fail.

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It's a great sounding pedal and it fits well into my rig Strat->CryBaby->Uni-Vibe->H20->Big Muff Pi->Mesa Boogie Road King. I can nail any tone I want and it's the real analog deal (other than the H20 that does a respectable job of making a digital delay sound analog).

Simple to use yet near imposible to make it work ;)

This thing is not worth the money like most of the Dunlop products it is based on circuits from the late 60's drug labs. Well this sounds as lo-fi as it should and that's part of it's nostalgic charm but really what use is it in the modern age if all you want to do is Hendrix sounds? The uni-vibe is another effect to as poorly used and abused as the wah wah has been by every helicopter crash test dummy Hendrix wannabe from 1970 to the present day.

Use it, but in your own way and not to imagine you are nailing such and suches sound in your head when in reality it actually sounds like a very sad imitation.

For KA "When it comes to foot pedals, the rule of thumb is to put your modulating effects first in-line then your fuzz/distortion."

What planet would that be on?? If there is any rule of thumbs it's that all modulation effects go AFTER distorsion and before delays and reverbs you idjit.

The Uni-Vibe is pretty simple to use, three potis interacting in output and sound, one jack for input, one for out plus pedal-control. But watch out: it needs a SPECIAL DUNLOP EXPRESSION PEDAL(!!!) to use this function, no other will do!

So here's what it's all about: I've been testing this device with nothing but the finest Planet Waves patch cables for making sure that it does not alter the sound when bypassed. This was my first point of interest since so many of you guys claimed it to be from ultra quiet to feeble and noisy. And here's what I came up with: Yep, it DOES alter the sound in a very negative way. It robs definition, directness and upper mids, further dynamics are reduced. I was very dissappointed for there is no way in my effect chain when choking my signal, so I sorted it out from that point on (even my girl-firend was able to hear the difference!!!). But of course I wanted to know whether it is the real thing when turned on. I compared it to a) the Line-6 MM-4 Uni-Vibe modeling, b) the Boss V-Wah's modeled sound, c) the Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe and d) the Voodoo Lab's Mico Vibe. In comparison it's effect was thick but edgy, not at all subtle or creamy. When turned faster this proved to be an advantage for it sounded much more 3D, swirls a great deal. I liked the Mico Vibe's smooth but fat sound most (last not least for it's true bypass!!!) and think the Voodoo Vibe to be the best deal overall (infinite possibilities, true bypass, expression pedal jack that worked with everything, tremolo sounds, etc.). The Uni-Vibe's Vibtrato mode is really feeble; go and look for a Boss Vibrato at eBay or use the Line-6 MM-4 modeled one, it's superb!

I'm working at a guitar store for two years and we had two Uni-Vibe units to be repaired. I was told that the problem is a machanical one: the switches tend to break the circuit's board. Futhermore sometimes the speed poti didn't do it's proper job at all times (Does it have to get warm? - I guess so...). I would not rely on it on tour.

Since I's writing from Germany I would be evaluating the german distributor... wouldn't make any sence, would it?

For studio use to get that Hendrix swirl for one or two songs, it's great. To get the Pink Floyd swirly chorussy sound, get yourself a Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe. When you are in need of using the expression function, the Roger Mayer Voodoo Vice the real deal for you. When looking for the Vibrato sound mode at it's best, the Boss Vibrato is THE thing and may be found modeled tremendously in the Line-6 MM-4. Hope I cound REALLY help :o)))

Plug in and GO! No problem. Manual is short and sweet, as it should be.

I've read through the reviews and I want to throw some things out there to consider and maybe help. This is not a slam on anyone as everyone idea of a sound or tone is subjective. For the most part, everyone seems to have pretty decent amps and guitars. Now, some of you getting noise should consider the following rule: When it comes to foot pedals, the rule of thumb is to put your modulating effects first in-line then your fuzz/distortion. Otherwise, you can end up with an EQ disaster. Makes no tonal sense to boost and distort your signal and then modulate it. Using the amplifier effects loop with an effects processor (not a pre-amp) for modulation and delay is a different approach and better. A possibility concerning the power problems: plug the adapter into the unit first and then plug it into the wall. Otherwise you could get an arc and blow the power supply or the unit. Some folks just want to SPEND more money to get what the UNI-VIBE does. I've heard the Fulltone and it sounds good, but I can't justify an extra $200 just to have a UNI-VIBE clone touched by Mike Fuller. Trower endorses the Fulltone Deja-Vibe (Do you really think he sought out the Deja Vibe or paid for it?). Robin used UNI-VIBE's for most of his career and probably still has the originals, what's he need a clone for? The Voodoo Lab Micro-Vibe is a good alternative if you don't want to spend the money on a UNI-VIBE. Anyway.......my set up is: a '62 reissue Strat > VOX WAH > UNI-VIBE > MESA BOOGIE V-TWIN > TS-9 > FENDER TWIN (The Evil one!) No noise and sounds great. Gets Trower and Hendrix tones with no problem. Maxed out, it even gets a great SRV Cold Shot vibe. Very inspiring sound. Gets the creative juices flowing. Thick, swooshy rotating chorus....it's what you are looking for, beleive me. The vibrato actually bends the note, but not like a true vibrato, and I haven't really found a use for this function......yet.

I've only had it for about a month, but so far so good. As far as dependable, the kid at the music store rummaged around for the adapter quite a while, then found what he thought was a compatable adapter (Keep in mind this is a new UNI-VIBE) and plugged it in to show me that it worked. The adapter was 2 volts and 300 milliamps too much. I urged him to find the original adapter and he finally did. So, my point is that even over powering it didn't hurt it.

I emailed the service tech for a newer manual that covers the vintage switch and within a day or so, i got a nice email with an adobe version of the new manual.

I play blues/classic rock and dabble in jazz-fusion. Been doing it since 1976. I tried some of the clones, Deja Vibe, Micro-Vibe, etc., but this one was the one. Great sound and very usefull musically. It gets right in the Hendrix/Trower/SRV arena and it is a beautiful thing! I'd buy another one.

Huge and needs seperate PS. Hard to find room for.

G&L Legacy w/Dimarzio Virtual Vintages, Heritage 535 w/SD 59's into
Mesa Blue Angel, Victoria Bandmaster, '67 Deluxe Reverb. It is noisey even when it's off w/no effective bypass. Huge tone and range loss, adds harshness. Sterile, stiff response.

30 yr. professional player. Won't do the Ry Cooder (or any other) Leslie thing. Won't do Hendrix well as it also works poorly w/other effects (germanium Fuzzface, FD2, TS-808). I bought an early white Deja Vibe to replace it which was much better, but was still lacking alot. The newer Deja's have an improved ac power a couple weeks after I bought it and they are a little better than the originals. I had to sell it for 1/2 of the $300 I paid for it. It was a month old and in LN cond. I traded my month-old $225 Dunlop Uni-vibe back to the store for $85 worth of tubes. This was 4 years ago. Don't waste your $ too.
There are much, much better products like MJM 60's Vibe, Sweetsound Ultra-vibe, ect.

Super ezy!

well, i have been using my univibe for more than 5 years right now. of course with the speed controle pedal, which is the only way it makes sense! i sold my intellifex, because i was through with all that digital shit! i am absolutely happy, you can recreate all the hendrix sounds pretty easy. i even used it on a cd that i recorded with a new metal band - that is the pont - it is versatile and stable. forget about the true bypass! in my eyes the little influence this pedal has on the original sound is only of advantage, you will see and love it.

never had a problem! come winter, summer or whatever, i coulsd always rely on it.

how could i tell, when i never had a problem?

mybe this unit is not the original one, but it does a great job. i also play a roger mayer axis fuzz myself, but i think that every guitarist should find his sound by listening carefully and find the right stuff. names are nothing, even if it was dumbshop instead of dunlop i would buy it again.

Simple to use

Running it from a Paul..to a Fender Hot Rod
Only thing I find that I didn't like was unwanted noise when I run it from a drive box. Don't think the foot pedel is all that great,..very very touchy,.I don't like it.

No problems with it so far

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I play blues,.it gives me what I want,..but I just don't care for the pedel. I'm happy with it,.and probably would get another one if it got stolen.

Very, very easy to use! I didn't get amanual with mine, but you'd have to be an idiot not to figure this one out. Volume, speed and intensity controls - I have the optional footpedal for speed which is really cool.

Has both vibrato and chorus effects. I think the vibrato sucks and the chorus is so-so. It is supposed to simulate a Leslie speaker but it doesn't really sound like one. It is, on the other hand, very versatile and I can change the sound with the controls. Although it doesn't work well as a Leslie, it has it's own character. It does add a nice psychedlic effect, but again if you want a Leslie sound I recommend buying a Leslie speaker! I recommend the foot controler so you can add emphasis by adding more speed. I'm running this thru an Orange AD30TC and a Marshall DSL 401.

Built like a brick - I've had it for just under a year and have had no problems!

No idea?

I play blues/rock and it does have it's place for some tunes. Been playing about 2 years. My rig is fairly simple Les Paul run through dunlop wah > uni-vibe > tuner > MXR phase 90 > A/B box > 2 amps. If it were stolen I would replace it - I only use the chorus effect so I would probably recommend if your looking for just chorus to buy a chorus pedal since this one is pretty expensive.

Very simple. Choose a depth, speed and overall volume. Not much to it.

Does what it's supposed to do, I can't argue with that. What you will not get (at least without judicious use of post-effect EQ)is the warm, swirling atmosphere that made this sound famous. As with all major effects manufacturers, you take your chances when you buy. While you always get (basically) what you're looking for, you will not get the attention to detail and individual components that you find with smaller, more dedicated and passionate companies. I've been using this pedal for about 4 years now and have always found it to be a bit too shrill for my liking. Will you have the same results? Hard to say. You'll have no problem getting the desired effect but overall I find that the sound isn't quite as pleasing as I feel it should be. I'm running a Strat to a Boogie with various (good quality) overdrives, compressors, and the like. My optimal tone is the classic 'overdriven tube amp'sound made famous by (insert name of 60's or 70's guitar hero here).

Never had any problems. Solid enclosure with a tank-like build. Have gigged without a backup for a long time now.

Never contacted. Haven't had any need to.

Want the Univibe sound? Pick this up. Want that classic Univibe sound with a little more attention to detail and better manufacturing? Drop a few more bucks and visit Fulltone or anyone else who builds a 'Vibe clone and puts a little more heart into it. Understand, my only regret in buying this pedal is that I didn't shell out a little more cake and get a better representation of the 'Univibe sound.'

If you can deal with a couple of knobs and a switch, you can handle this. Pretty good layout of controls except for the switch/modern-vintage.

Not bad for that classic swirl. I put this up against the Fulltone version and the Fulltone sounded a bit richer and responded better to my other effects. I feel the effect should be slightly more prominent though. Using with a Victoria Bassman reissue and a Japanese strat.

It's hard to slam a product especially when I think Dunlops stuff is good. BUT...I too experienced major failure with this unit TWICE. The recommended power supply was used both times and it blew twice. Customer service people informed me they knew of no problems with the Univibe. So to my surprise here on these pages is the documention of the problem! Dunlop must be in deep denial about this problem and the cust. service guy got a little hot when I asked him about these comments on HC. Bottom line: I got it fixed and unloaded it as soon as I could. Don't need the headache. Quality first! profit later! Pay attention! The Japanese do it!

TERRIBLE and self serving. Avoid this pedal.

Avoid this pedal if you are thinking of buying. Go with something else. Consider not buying it preventive maintenence.

This pedal will get you into the Univibe ballpark, but understand this; It's a tone killer when in bypass. Sounds like an old Univibe for the most part, but somehow slightly off. It sounds a little fluffy and pretty close to the Dunlop Rotovibe. If you like Hendrix, you will smile when you kick this thing on for the first time. Overall, for a non-botique effect, fairly good.

My first one died within 3 days. Got a new one though. My buddy had one that died quickly as well. I think the IC chips are pretty prone to blowing out. Otherwise, I have had few problems.

This is an update to my earlier review, I still give it a 9, simply because I still haven't found a good tweak for the vibrato function. I'm sure someone has, but I sure as hell can't figure it out.

Still makes even my cheap solid state gear sound a LOT warmer; almost adds a tube-like feel to solid state, and you can set it for chorus and leave the level and speed all the way down and still get the warmth of that luminescent lamp in this thing. Very nice.

I gave it a 10 previously, but I'm knocking it down to a 9 for one reason. A while back it started cutting out on me when I bumped it (and who doesn't bump a foot pedal; they're made to be stepped on!). I was ready to give up, and was heartbroken because this thing has become the most heavily used tool in my arsenal. HOWEVER: sine I bought mine used at Dan;s guitars in Honolulu Hawaii, and I know that Dan is the coolest guy in the world who is never happier than when he sees a guitarist happy with his gear and tone, he looked at it. It was unbelievable. I don't know why I didn;t think of it myself. One good spritz of contact cleaner in the power supply input ans i's as good as new (I live in the rainforest part of hawaii and things get thick miost dust that you can't always see).

Anyway, for all those people who've had this thing quit on them, I recommend first trying a shot of contact cleaner on the power supply input. I'm once again able to drive the wife insane with my bad initation of Robin Trower, though she loves Trower, I just suck ;-). I must admit, she IS blown away by my beefed up high gain riff on Bridge of Sighs.

Never dealy with the company, don't have a clue

This is da bomb. The Holy Grail of tone. Old businessmen at Chamber of Commerce breakfasts like that nice pretty swirly organ sound I get when I play my mellow background music for them. Blues jammin' buddies like the throbbing modulation. Metalhead buddies like the thick gobs of underwater tone it adds to high gain jams.

There is no style of music I cannot make sound better with this unit. Maybe another vibe might be a little better, or a little more reliable; I don't know. I just know that I love this unit more than any other guitar device I've ever owned.

The first sound I got out of it was cool-Then I adjusted it and it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up-It came with a manual and an option for a foot control-I didnt read the manual, I mean if I cant figure it out, I have no business with it-As far as the foot control goes, I dont need one because I find that I do most everything with one setting-Definitely a re issue-I love it-

I use the regular mode, although the vintage mode sounds cool-Its not at all noisy-The effects signal is never weak-I am running the UniVibe through Marshall DSL 50's and 1960 cabinets-I can get all of the Trower/Hendrix/Gilmour sounds and tones that I want-I play Standard Strats only-This set up allows all of the Strat tones to punch through-Im in Heaven!!!

Its well made, and dependable in that sense, but I'll never use it live without a backup-It has quit working a couple of times, for no apparent reason-Just turning it off and back on took care of that-This pedal is an absolute Monster-There is nothing better in my opinion for that balls to the wall Marshall/dreamy/spacey/floating/smooth/pure Trower punching power tone than the Mighty UniVibe-

I almost took it in to be repaired under warranty until I solved the problem myself-But they were friendly and eager to help me in getting the problem solved(Rockin Robin/Houston)

Original blues/rock-I wouldnt do it without the UniVibe-Ive been playing since 1967-My gear consists of Marshall DSL 50 heads, 1960A & B cabinets,MXR Distortion+,MXR Dyna/Comp and the Univibe and Standard issue Strats-If my UniVibe's vanished, I would buy 2 more-I love everything about my UniVibe, all features being equal-I tried the DejaVibe and the Blue Voodoo, both cool in their own right, but a UniVibe theyre not-Just more Marshall's and more black Strats-The UniVibe is the ultimate inspirational tool-I find myself writing around the effect-Creating music that only the UniVibe could do justice-I used to admire the sound, now I live it-PLEASE never stop making them-When I can I'll buy 20 more for spares-

The vibrato is almost useless. You don't need the manual it's self explanatory.

Strats thru HotRod Deville. It's not noisy but sucks tone big time. When it works it comes close to Jimi / Robin tones. It will ruin any tone you got going unless it's first in line which is rediculous.

NO!! It blew out the first year I had it. Got it fixed then it blew out again.

No

I bought for the Hendrix band I was in and like I said when it worked I got by on it.I've been playing 25 yrs. I would never but it again.It needs true bypass and a better ac adapter set up it's too flimsy

easy to use

Good

good

What a joke...When I questioned them on it not being true bypass the customer support gave me an atttitude...Great !!!!! I sold it and moved on to the Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe sold it and moved on up to the Sweet Sound UltraVibe.....So I guess the clown at customer support won the argument...What a moron...Never heard the customer is always right line I guess...

DON'T BUY THIS UNIT !!!!!! If you are strapped for cash buy the Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe (which is good for the money or.......................The SWEETSOUND ULTRA VIBE which is the best of all vibes out there....Take my word on this.....

Quite easy to get good sounds out of it. I likethe intentsity setting at about 9 oclock and the volume setting at about 4 (that way there is still some gain left.)

I'm running it with gibson lp/fender american deluxe strat into a vox wah then the uni-vibe, then a tubeworks real tube driver into a Vox AC15TBX set on clean with a little reverb and no tremolo. Very expressive sounds come out. especially with the wah pedal in front of this device. I don't aim to replicate Hendrix to Trower though I do greatly appreciate their sound. However, I played the main riff to Bridge of Sighs when I first got this thing just to be sure and wow, the sound was THERE. Yikes, I can see why those guys were hooked on this sound (Trower still is, saw him recently in San Francisco). I am more into arrpegiation and chordal things as backdrops so this provides a nice solid dreamscape sound. More Floydish than anything else though are times when I palm mute to get the chunk going. Low noise from the unit and the overall frequency balance is good. the unit does cut the highs a bit but these can be compensated for on the amp.

This is my first new purchase of Dunlop electronic products so I can't comment on this version (though I see others have complained about the reliability in the past) The photoelectrics are probably the most delicate part of the unit and I'll be traveling with this soon so I'll report if there any problems that arise while on the road. I tend to be careula bout my gear so hopefully it will stand up. The case is built well out of stamped stainless steel and is heavy.

very cool and worth the money spent to obtain this sound, even though it's "retro" I am certain this sound will be one of the electric guitar sounds that will forever be cool. But nothings is perfect so I give it a 9.

When it worked it was very simple to operate.

Sounded pretty good the few days I had it.

Hunk of junk. Quit working just like everyone said. DON'T BUY THIS PEDAL! If you do you better have backup stuff. Sold it on Ebay after Dunlop fixed it. Worst value/quality I've seen. JUNK.

Very troublesome with warranty work

Just push a button and it works. Tune in effect volume and speed and that's it.

I have used this pedal with and without the foot controller and in either case there is a bit of effect even when the unit is off. There also is some tone lose as this unit is not true by pass. I wish this unit was true bypass and think that is the weakest part of this pedal. It sounds great and natural. I play a custom made strat type guitar, a 57' Strat. and a Gibson Sg through a Vox Wah, two modded TS-9's, a Tech 21 CompTortion pedal, an MXR EQ, a Univibe and an Analog delay. This all goes through a Fender The Twin amp. I play mostly Hendrix, Vaughan, Trower, Winter, Waters, J.Lang, Clapton and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. This set up I am on fire with but like I said i hear the Univibe all the time even when it is off....Why is that ?

No problems here

I'ld give it a 8 as the on/off problem bothers me

Not a 10 because I still haven't found a good tweak for the vibrato, and it may be difficult for some to find just that right spot. If you learn not to go too heavy on the level all the time this is one great unit.

Playing an Ibanez RG-500 series (no marking on the axe - weird) or an ESP H-300 through a POD 2, or Digitech RP-100, or a Marshall MG 80 RCD. This thing even makes my weal MG sound great. This thing warms up a solid state sound and takes the harsh digital edge off of computer recordings. I don't like to exactly emulate my favorite artists, but prefer to cop bits and pieces of tone. This thing is clearly capable of nailing Hendrix or Trower, but the way I'm using it little bits of each creeps into my sound. I love the Uni-vibe, and am so satisfied with it I'm really not interested in trying other vibe units. I have my sound, why mess with it?

I've had no problem with excessive noise.

The effect is consistently the same at the same settings, and CAN be overwhelming if you crank the level, but that's not a bad thing in and of itself. Sometimes you WANT your tone to be taken over by an effect.

So far so good. I haul it around in a bag with other units and there's no problem whatsoever.

Given the reliability of the unit, I doubt I'll ever be able to answer a question about customer support.

I play very in-your-face psychedelic blues rock, metal, blues, and mellow stuff thyat's probably either folk or country with maybe a slight Hawaiian twist to it. This sucker makes the heavy stuff moan and throb with a gogeous liquid crystal watery tone, and makes clean stuff shimmer and swirl with thick, rich, gooey gobs of tone.

I played some recordings of myself using the Uni-Vibe thru my POD and Cakewalk Guitar Tracks for my sister's boyfriend, who is the most talented musician I've ever known. He plays the most smokin' blues rock with a spicy cajun feel you'll ever hear, as well as country swing and anything else you want (guitar, fiddle, flute, sax). I'm just a rank amateur. He heard the tone the Univibe gave me and was RAVING about my tone. The Uni-Vibe has made me feel validated as a musician!

Couldn't be simpler. The manual is very inadequate with not much info.Very easy to dial in upon firing it up.

Pretty good classic sound. The chorus is warm and can thicken up your sound well. Using it with a Hot Rod deluxe. Gilmour is in here , so are a few others.

Well , there seems to be some controversy about the quality of this Dunlop reissue. I have to say mine also quit working one night, luckily I have a backup. I sent it to Dunlop and it took a while but they got it back to me and no problems since. I would say for over 200.00 for this thing NOBODY should have a problem with it. I hope for the future of Dunlop they get the quality processes down. I also had one of the tangs that hold the univibe nameplate on the top of the effect come of and rattle around(which could cause problems internally!) Oh well, everyone will have to take the chance with this one.

Called them and talked to someone who had NO product knowledge but pretended to. Got a little frustrated with him on the phone so I had to let him think he was right. Not impressed with the customer service.

I like the sound, but ultimately I need to depend on my equipment.Bottom line I sold it on Ebay for almost what I paid and bought a Voodoo Lab microvibe(great pedal!) I will leave this pedal for the diehard Dunlop fans.

incredibly easy to use. I have the real thing, this gets the sound, and don't have to worry about replacing it. Three knobs. Very easy.

I have had them all. Fulltone, voodoolab, sweetsound, real univox. This one is pound for pound the best (besides the real thing of course). Hendrix, Gilmour etc. Dripping tone. Just gorgeous. Doesn't kill your signal. I'm using a 66 strat, 58 Les Paul, into marshall plexi, hiwatt 100, and orange graphic 120. I realize some might not be able to afford this stuff. I assure you, even with the bare minimum gear, this pedal will sound good. Other pedals cut your signal, or boost unwanted frequencies. Not this one. Very even. Not too trebly, not too bassy. LUSH!

I have only had this for a few months, but built like a brick sh-t house. Heavy as hell for a pedal. Should last forever. I've seen other reviews on this pedal. Don't let them fool you. This thing is killer.

if lost I would get another. I've had them all. Not that expensive, but by no means cheap. It is simply inspiring. Not much else to say. Get one.

Pretty damn easy. 3 knobs (Speed, Volumne, Intensity), 1 switch for chorus/vibrato another for On/Off. I leave the Volume all the way up and only use it on Chorus mode. I adjust Speed and Intensity to my liking. There's an optional foot controller that controls Speed which I used to use but not anymore (it's ok).

Awesome. My setup: Guitar -> Uni-vibe -> Memory Man -> Crybaby -> Amp. If you're into vintage, non-digital sound, this is the perfect effect. Think Hendrix' "Machine Gun" or Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar". So much cooler that normal choruses b/c it's not just a cyclical. My only gripe is that I wish I could get the warble effect faster and more intense. Maybe I'll mod it later...

Had problems with it, but called the repair desk and easily fixed it. Basically if you use the foot controller, the switching and speed knobs can get totally bypassed, but all you have to do to fix it is use a screwdriver and touch the insides of the foot controller jack. Pretty easy to fix (email if you need more help). It was frustrating but I'm glad it works!

Dunlop has a bad rep, but I called them and talked to repair guys that were helpful and without having to wait on hold. The only bad thing is a non-warrany repair is $50 (compared to Electro-Harmonix which is $15).

Love it, exactly what I wanted. One CAVEAT: if you want the vintage sound of the Uni-vibe, get this one NOT THE STEREO CHORUS UV-1SC. The other one is not the real deal.

First off the manual that I got is worthless, because it is for a crybaby. Besides that it is very easy to use. You can get some really cool sounds out of it without any problem. Everything is very basic. You have speed, volume, and intensity. How can you go wrong?

I am running an old Ibanez Artist through a bunch of effects, then into a Marshall TSL 100, So it's pretty noisy, but that pedal alone is relatively quiet. It has a very unique sound. It doesn't have the same sound as a flanger, chorus, or phaser set really fast. It sounds like a true leslie cabinet, which if you don't know has a horn and driver spinning around separately. It is well known that Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd used this effect. Fuel used this pedal on the song sunburn.

I haven't had my univibe very long, but I haven't had any problem with it yet.

Never dealt with them

This pedal has a sound all its own. It sounds like a univibe, and nothing else. This is not a practical pedal for someone on a tight budget. But, if you are an fx junky it's definitely one worth having.

I don't understand all the negativity towards this pedal. The uni-vibe to me should be a staple in every guitar players case. With easy to understand controls and a variety of sounds, it has taken my guitar playing o another level.

I have an assortment of guitars but I normally play a fender strat with gold lace sensor pick ups, with a dunlop crybaby, danelectro daddy-o , and dunlop uni-vibe. I have only had one problem with the uni-vibe the entire time I have had it. I use all of these through a fender blues deville. I am a blues player. And the one thing that I have learned over the years is that you must first gain a knowledge of your abilities, the guitar's strenghts and weaknesses, and the effects that you are using and how they change all of that. I have heard alot of bad things about the univibe and the sound range and quality but for me it has met and exceeded all expectations. The range of the pedal is excellent. On the type of bands that I play with we play alot of muddy waters, howling wolf, hendrix, clapton, and etc. this has been able to give me the warmth for a clapton blues tune and two seconds later the ability to play something rocking like lenny kravitz. The comments that I've read about poor sound quality come from players who don't understand what a pedal is for or just don't know how to play. Period!

I have been playing for 15 yrs. I have bought alot of pedals and this one has lasted 4 yrs without replacement and I use it on all my gigs. It has been serviced once in that time period and if it can hold up to the kind of abuse I give. It can hold up to anything. I have a terrible habit of jumping onto pedals during shows and it hasn't failed yet and I'm sure it probably won't.

I've never had to use customer support.

I play the blues. I could not have dreamed of owning a pedal which allowed me to do so much. In the fifteen yrs, I now have 6 guitars (3 fenders, 3 washburns) and with all of these guitars I use the same three pedals; daddy-O, wah, and univibe. I have used an assortment of different pedals, and don't get me wrong there are some very good pedals out there but I always seem to come back to the same three. I have tried digitech and compared it to the sound of my setup and hated it. It sounds to artifical to me. I found something that works and I'm sticking with it. And in the words of a friend of mind (who by the way has played with B.B. King and George Benson), "if you've got all of those pedals on the floor, where are you gonna dance". I guess what I'm trying to say is for the money and ability of the univibe why do you need anything else. Oh and before I forget, I want everyone else out there who plays guitar to remember that you don't buy the pedal to make sounds or to make your guitar sound better, only you can don that. If you understand how pedals work and how they work together, you will find that the list of pedals that you buy will get smaller and smaller.

This pedal is very simple to use, no probs here but just how important is it to hear and feel that authentic 60's 'crunch' every time you step on the footswitch?

I'm playing a Berketa 'Riff' strat (Aust. custom made guitar) through an assortment of effects pedals, into a Fender Hot Rod Delux 112. I brought Uni-vibe into the effects chain in anticipation of performing some Steve Lukather instruemental pieces and perhaps the odd Hendrix tune. Whilst our band never got around to this material I got to enjoy practising with this unit, exploring its warm thick chorus and rotary speaker effect. This unit definitely has its own strong character - the chorusing rotary speaker effect if used with subtlety is a fabulous way of embellishing a howling sustained guitar solo. But, like a lot of effects that fall into the category of being 'highly distinctive' in character, this is a pedal that just won't get used much in my musical repertoir. Even Lukather himself admits to only its occaisional use, and if anyone would know how to exploit it, it would have to be him - he's a full on effects freak

Well, many of the reviews before me have covered what I am going to say...again. For all its great sound, historical hype, and robust construction, this is one lousy piece of hardware.

The first one I ever tried (in Australia) failed to work - brand new unit; in the shop we all had a shot at trying to get it going but with no success.

I purchased my unit in Singapore, while working in Asia. It worked fine for about 2 months, when the oscillator function died - well not exactly died; I was able to resuscitate it by shaking it around a bit, switching the power on and off a few times, then it would kick in again. This ritual continued for only couple of weeks until it worked no more. On a further trip to Singapore I returned it to the distributor. Surprisingly, they got it going again so I collected it the next day with an accompanying explanation that it was just a loose component that needed 'pushing in', and returned home with this 2kg worth of junk in my arms. Two weeks later it failed again however this time, not even an electric charge (with band members 'standing clear') could revive this dead beast. Again it accompanied me to Singapore where it was handed back to the distributor for repair. As there is no one in South-East Asia that can fix this pedal, and because of its weight, it was sent back to the USA by ship over 6 months ago where it remains, hopefully in the hands of its creator - to be resurected and returned to Singapore some time this century. Is that enough???

Can't say yet - however, any music equipment bought in Asia has got pathetic customer support; it's the nature of the place - it's about selling things, not fixing it - that's why we take the risk and buy gear when we're passing through there - almost no duty; instead of paying the outrageous prices we have to put up with in Australia for this kind of rubbish.

Regrettably I can't give this pedal a good overall rating as reliability of equipment in this business is paramount. There must be a dozen better, more reliable units around than this. Furthermore, I find it hard to justify carrying around such a heavy, unnecessarily large and potentially expensive pedal which is likely to get only occaisional use.

My Uni-vibe purchased in 1999 was actually made ( as I recall) in 1984 according to the inspection stamp on the circuit board when I opened it up. If Jim Dunlop admit to having had recalls, then what help is this when there are possibly thousands of these defective units that have been exported from the US?? We, on the other side of the world, do not want your shitty hardware dumped into our music stores, thanks very much!

As for those people hell-bent on pursuing this unit for its sweet sound and effects, find out from Jim Dunlop what the period of manufacture is during which they identified these potentially faulty units and get the retailer to open up the pedal and check its inspection date. Secondly, make sure you get this pedal at a substantial discount cause I reckon it is more than likely going to end up being used as a door stop. Thirdly, confirm you access to technical support.


Finally, if the manufacturer ever does do something about improving the quality and reliability of the Uni-vibe, let's hope they make the output in stereo, speed up the vibrato, and reduce its size and outrageous weight - what pedal needs to be made of 1mm stainless steel plate? I mean, we're not all burning and smashing our guitars on stage are we??? Can't you hear Hendrix calling from the grave saying 'it was the only groovy pedal they had in the shop at the time man...I was just trying it out for fun...sorry to put you through all this...how was I to know that one day 'retro' was going to be cool'

If this pedal ever finds its way home, I'll cross my fingers and use it - but I have this horrible gut feeling this is one 'boomerang' that aint' never going to come back.

Its pretty strait forward. Controls for Speed, Volume, and Intensity. It has an input, an out, a pedal out for real time pedal control, and a switch for vintage or modern sound. It is not battery powered. It requires its own power supply and use of any other will cause it to malfunction an need repair so be warned.

I use Mesa amps Fender Gibson and PRS guitars with various effects.
As far as noise I dont find the unit particularly noisy. I guess its about average there.

You should know the drill. Jimi (machine Gun), Pink Floyd (Dark side of the moon) they live in this effect. I love this effect. I will say that it is one dimentional in the sense that the only use for it is the Univibe sound and if you dont like it theres nothing else you can do with it but I like it. It doesnt sound like a leslie in particular but has a very distinct and to me a great sound. The UV is defenitly alot more colorfull and thicker than the Rotovibe.

The best sound in my opinion is to set the depth all the way up and the speed all the way down. That gives you the settings for the guitar sound on Dark side of the Moon. If you want Jimi you need the foot controller. It also does a great job of fattening up your sound while being unnoticed. To achieve this set it so the intensity is ALL the way down. The speed wont make a difference becouse you cant here it really but switch the unit off and on and see what just having it on at 0 intesity does for your sound. I cant really call it a chorus sound but it does wonderes for a clean sound when its set like that.

the only difference I can see in the Vintage/Modern switch is the effect is a little deeper and fatter in modern. In vintage its a little more trebely. Vintage does a better job of nailing The Dark Side of the Moon sound. I use it mostly in modern.

The foot controller is cool but I wish the bypass switch was at the top like on the Wah pedals so you press the pedal down and switch it off. On the UV pedal the bypass switch kickes in automatically when you put all the way back. Its a little anoyiong when you wanna play around with slow speeds or set the speed as slow as possible with the pedal and you keep switching it on and off by accident because you leaned back too far.

It deffenitly goes in the Special effects pile and not in the main effects (unless you REALLY love this effect). I was turned on to it by machine Gun. When I had it and started using it it sounded real familiar and then I heard some Floyd and there it was. I was extra happy. I love that floyd DSOTM sound for rythm guitar.

All and all try one out before you buy it becouse like I said, it sounds like a Univibe only and that may not be for everybody. If you want a real feel for the sound in action Dunlop has sample sounds on there website or you can listen to Breath, Breath reprise, and Us And Them from Dark Side or Machine gun to hear the sounds that made it famous.

Ive had a small problem so far. One day it stopped working on me. I talked to several techs I know then I talked to a tech at Dunlop and I think I may have used a power source other than the one provided by accident. This completely disables it from functioning and a repair is necessary to get it working again.

Alot of people talk about problems theyve had with it and its very possible a large percentage of them are caused by this. I think for the money i should get a pedal that isnt so testy but i will admit I didnt heed the manual and all in all it was my fault.

Im giving it a low rating becouse, although I agree it was my fault that this happened, for 300$ I shouldnt have to deal with this business. I also feel very shaky with it when gigging. I feel I have to be very carefull now.

Alot of people complain about the customer service at Dunlop but i have to say so far (Im not done dealing with them as I have just sent it to be repaired today) Im very pleased. I called and talked to a tech who explained what to do and told me he would repair it for free even though I was passed the warrenty by 6 months. He was good to talk to unlike the people some other reviewers got. I may have to post a retraction if the repair takes a LONG time (he told me 4 weeks)or if the job isnt done right but for now I have alot of faith and confidence in Dunlop.

I play ALOT of different kinds of music. Ive been playin for maybe 10 years. If it was lost or stolen Id put off buying it for a while and maybe turn to eBay but I defenitly love this effect and will always use it. Ive been lusting after this sound for a long time but it is a little pricey for what it is. I have to say when all is said and done i probly only use it in 5% of my music but I love the sound of that 5%. Its very specialized so a part has to call for it to justify using it moreso than a Phase or Flanger.

Really easy to use 3 knobs. Manual was lacking. It can be a little hard to get a good sound if you don't have the guitar-amp-pedal knobs set right.

I mainly play a Epiphone Sheraton II through a Fender Blues Deville & an Electar tube 30. I have a THD Hotplate on the Deville. The Chorus part of the pedal adds such a thick sound that is so good if you are into good tone of the past. The Vibrato part of the pedal is fair I am big into string bending and vibrato and string bending just don't go together in my opinion. Hendrix sounds are easy to get, but to get Gov't Mule or Allman brothers is a little harder.

I feel like I could depend on it, but I would not put it in every song because you can't aford a back-up.

I play a lot of blues and progressive blues (Warren Haynes, Gov't Mule,Etc..). I have been playing for 12 years. I would not buy another one if it got stoled. Thats a chunk of change. Tone wise I love it though. I checked out several others that all sounded wimpy. Man this thing is lush.

It simple. three nobes.The manual dosnt say much but it dosnt have to .

Ive got a fender strat and ronland amp. In just a few minetes i was able to get the hendrix sound.

Ive only had it for a week. But it looks like a tank.

havent delt with them.

I play alot of hendrix and it fits right in there. Its great. I love it. It meets my standerds.

Easy to "use" but WAY TOO THICK. The "mix" control manages to always have too much of this great sound in your signal. If it were more subtle, I would use it quite alot. Now--and without the Rotovibe I prefer over this--it gets used maybe once in a set. Given that, it's a breeze to "work."

This efect is beyond the sound of any amp--and I use too many to list, as with guitars. It is the "univibe" sound although mine has too much of it! But then again I'm getting older. The noise that is present is unique and desireable. The tone is great (especially with the "vintage" switch). I still prefer the RotoVibe's sound.

See my review on the RotoVibe and the 48 hours I was able to enjoy it. This unit has been without failure for the three months I've had it and will hopefully hold up--as it will be used as a backup to the RV when I get it fixed. Outer box is a tank.

These guys aren't about chatting. Cut. Dry. Not bad, just down to biz.

I play 70's influenced original modern rock. This effect has a definite place in my sound but needs to be more subtle for my tastes. For the "over the top" crowd, you can't beat it. For the "I just wanna play like Jimmy/Trower/SRV" crowd, well you just have to do it. Me, I want the thickness this pedal offers with the subtlety of a BOSS chorus on like 30% wet--mild, subtle, reinforcing.

Very simple to use.

I play a Heritage hollowbody thru a '65 Twin Reverb. I also use a Roland Space Echo. Sounds good but not functional for the music I play. Too thick for my taste. I think I would rather have a Leslie speaker. Expression pedal controls speed well

This pedal withstood the heat of a fire(not direct flame.) Some of the screws on the bottom are rusted a bit from water being used to put out fire. This pedal is filthy from ashes and debris but it still works fine and so does the adaptor,even though the cord is a bit melted. The only problem is that I have to use the expression pedal to get chorus/tremelo sound. Not sure if it was this way before the fire or not because I have always used the expresson pedal. Good design to be able to withstand the heat that it did.

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I would not buy any Uni-Vibe because I haven't found a setting that fits my music.

Pretty easy, 3 knobs and an expression pedal to slowly roll over until you find what you're looking for, which is a rotary speaker (Leslie) sound.

With a U.S. strat and a Fender tube amp, I "nailed" (and I put that in quotes because I can't nail Hendrix/SRV tones seeing as I am neither SRV nor Hendrix) Little Wing and House Burning Down with the chorus and New Rising Sun with the vibrato. This pedal does a good job capturing some of Jimi's tones, but it can't teach you to play like he did.
The chorus isn't a conventional one at all, it phases even at the lowest speed settings. You get an amazing electric organ like sound, but you really can't be subtle with it. Vibrato is very nice, very subtle and it enhances your tone. Foot-variable speed really helps.
Due to its nature (rotary speaker), the chorus takes a bit of an edge off your hi's, which really affects leads for me.
I give it an 8 in this category because it's a darn cool sound, but not something I can use 30-50% of the time I play.

Read some of these reviews. I'm rather afraid.

Once again, read what other people have said.

You have to ask yourself one question before buying this item: Do I really need a rotary speaker sound? Is that really an essential part of my playing? After owning this for 5 days, I'm returning it because the answer's no. If it were $70, then I can see keeping a pedal I can use on some songs, but for $200 I need something I can incorporate into the blues and funk I mostly play but tame enough I can play in Church without scaring everyone.
Don't get me wrong, this is a damn good pedal at what it does, but my musical needs involve a conventional chours (one that doesn't phase) and tremolo, not vibrato. I'm returning this unit and picking up two boss pedals to do likewise

Very simple to use. Just mess with it and you'll find what settings you like.

Im using my Blue Voodoo Cab with an IbanezRG520 (Thats the metal axe) and yamaha pacifica(strat copy for the blues stuff though i would like a nice american strat balh blah blah. I also use boss phaser and distortion and a dunlop wah and digitech whammy/wah. I can get everything from SRV, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Hendrix and whatnot. Also some kind of korn sounds not that i like them a whole lot.

Well it hasn't broken yet. Seems very reliable too me. A backup? Man the thing was 200 bucks a backup i think not.

This pedal is great for when i start breaking out the hendrix riffs and just about any blues stuff. I love everything about this thing except the price. I haven't tried out any other related products cause i knew this one was great. Id like to hear the DEja Vibe but that costs too much. If you think Hendrix is God you'll buy it just like me.

i bought my first a couple of months ago. the only thing i don't like is the extra wires for the adapter and the control pedal.

i have an old strat i usually play through a Fender deluxe 112. when i use an od pedal and set the intensity on about a third you get that cool rotational speaker effect like kenny wayne shepherd uses and when you turn it on vibrato with the control pedal all the way back you get the coolest sound. with an od edal it is like a bright but not to bright sound. Kenny Wayne i think uses this too. I wouldn't recomend playing lead on the chorus with control pedal of. When it oscilates it gets queit and loud as it does so. It kinda messes up your lead. Pop it back to the vibrato and you got a sweet sound. perfect for rithym and lets you pick out lead notes very cleanly.

very sturdy. i would use the vibrato effect and turn up the pedal volume. Just turn the speed all the way back.

i play blues generally. i kind of throw in a jazz and hendrix style twist. The uni-vibe with the rotational speaker effect is perfect. i would defenitely by it again. The pedal is my main sound. i do wish you could run a by pass with the control pedal plugged in. Pedal is very helpful. You can get more sounds than you think out of this pedal.